I would say to anyone who says a paved path along Bolin Creek is going to improve water quality, you are mistaken. The path along Bolin Creek in Chapel Hill has been there since I moved to town in the early 1990’s. This section of the creek is still listed as a 303d impaired stream, defined by the Clean Water Act of 1972. So, paving along Bolin Creek in Chapel Hill has not improved water quality.
Rob Crook is a long-time forester and expert on urban forests. He has served on Carrboro’s Environmental Advisory Board and its Greenway Commission. He believes we can have a better vision for our future than deciding to pave over all the riparian zones along our creeks.